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March 21, 2026

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Dissection tables inside a lab at UConn Health

Honoring Life Through Learning

Thanks to the Anatomical Donation Program, students benefit from a hands-on experience

October 7, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health

A hand picking food off a vine with an overlay and the title "emplowering people to end poverty"

Empowering People to End Poverty

Using hydroponics to sustain food security

September 24, 2025 | Izzy Harris

Alumni Community Impact

An older woman sits in the doctor's office while a nurse preps her to get blood drawn

Accurate Diagnosis Eases Fears

After being misdiagnosed, Debbie was referred to the Connecticut Bleeding Disorder Center at UConn Health where she was correctly diagnosed and treated and now finally has peace of mind

July 30, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

Community Impact UConn Health

Patient being examined by a doctor in a white coat

Multiple Sclerosis Patient Sees Bright Future

From unheard to understood

July 16, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health

Buildings on the coast with the words "harmony of nature" and "sea level rise" and a music staff overlaid

More Than Simple Sonification: Next Phase of ‘Harmony of Nature’ Seeks to Make Music

'One of our goals is to be able to reach the nonscientist with scientific concepts and communicate those, and music is … [a] medium where it’s incredibly accessible to people'

July 9, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips, and Sydney Herdle

Research & Discovery

Two scientists looking at a tray of specimens

Science in Seconds: Eating Away at Disease

UConn Health researchers are studying how phagocytes feel, taste, digest and respond to eating and clearing away debris or foreign particles inside the body

June 26, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

Research & Discovery

A woman in white sitting holding her newborn son

Two Lives, One Team

High-risk mom delivers a healthy baby thanks to the team at UConn Health

May 29, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health

Jonathan Husky statue with the words "The Last Four" written over it

The Last Four

Inspiring. Impactful. Unforgettable.

May 9, 2025 | Bret Eckhardt - UConn Communications

Meredith Kirkpatrick sitting on a doctor's table talking with Dr. Coyner

Healing for Another Shot

Injured World Cup Athlete Competing Again Thanks to UConn Health

April 22, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health

A man working on a computer in a lab

Science in Seconds: Freeze Frame

Wolfgang Peti, PhD, professor of molecular biology and biophysics, shows us how cryo-EM works and how it can help speed up drug design and ultimately patient care

March 24, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

UConn Health

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